Foot-rest for carriages.



No. 646,943. Patanted Apr. I0, 1900. s. n. BAILEY.

FOUT BEST FOR CARRIAGES.

(Application filed. Feb. 27, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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.188 Main street, Amesbury,

SAMUEL R. BAILEY, OF AMESBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.

Poor-REST FOR CARRIAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 6 l6,94=3, dated April 10, 1900. Application filed February 27, 1900. Serial No. 6,733. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL R. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at No. in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Foot- Rests for Carriages or other Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in adjustable foot-rests for carriages or other vehicles; and it has for its object to readily adjust the position of the foot-rest relative to the seat and the length of the lower limbs of the driver or occupant of the Vehicle, so as to produce a proper and comfortable foot-support, as will hereinafter be more fully shown and described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the improved adjustable foot-rest, shown as applied to the forward portion of the body of a vehicle. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the invention, shown as applied to a vehiclebody, parts of the latter being shown in sec- In practice I prefer to make in one piece with tion. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged section on the line 3 3 shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 represents a similar View showing a modification of the invention.

Similar letters refer to similar parts wherever they occur on the different parts of the drawings.

In Figs. 1 and 2, A represents the body of the vehicle, on which 13 is the dasher and O the seat, as usual.

To the vehicle-body are secured a pair of metal brackets or supports D D, as shown.

each such support or bracket D an upwardlyextending arm D, the upper end of which is adapted to be secured to the forward upright portion of the carriage-body, as shown in the drawings; but such portion D may be dispensed with, if so desired, without departing from the essence of my invention.

E represents the adjustable foot-rest bar provided at its ends with preferably slightlycurved shanks E, E, each one of the latter having a slotted perforation 6, adapted to re ceive a pivot-bolt F, inserted through a perforation in the support D and provided with a fastening-nut f, by means of which the said shank may be secured to the bracket or support D after the foot-rest bar E has been adjusted relative to the seat of the vehicle. This construction permits the foot-rest to be adjusted to and from the seat or oscillated on the fulcra F F and afterward secured in position to suit the requirements of the occupant of the vehicle.

Instead of making each curved shank E slotted, as above described, it may be provided with a series of perforations e e, as shown in Fig. 4, through either one of which the fastening-bolt F may be inserted for the purpose of adjusting the position of the footrest E relative to the seat and securing it in such position.

By making the shanks E E slightly curved, as shown, the foot-rest bar E may be adjusted to and from the seat of the vehicle, according to the length of thelimbs of the person occupying the front seat, without unduly raising the said foot-rest bar.

The invention is very simple in construction and is composed of very few parts, by means of which the foot-rest can readily be adjusted, as hereinabove described.

What I wish to secure by Letters Patent and claim is-- The herein-described adjustable foot-rest for vehicles, consisting of brackets or supports D, D, secured to the carriage-body, combined with a foot-rest bar E, having slotted or perforated shanks E, E, and fastening or pivot bolts F, F, for the purpose of adjusting said foot-rest bar E, and shanks, relative to said supports and securing said parts in position after being adjusted substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL R. BAILEY. WVitnesses:

ALBAN ANDREN, LAT'iRITz N. MoLLnR. 

